B.K. PARENT: "The Sommerhjem Journeys." 6:30 p.m. Mon. Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi.
NICKOLAS BUTLER: "Little Faith." 7 p.m. Mon. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
READING BY WRITERS: With Ethna McKiernan, James Rogers, Michael Moos and Michael Kleber-Diggs. 7:30 p.m. Tue. University Club, 420 Summit Av., St. Paul.
DON WINSLOW: "The Border." 6:30 p.m. Wed. Stafford Library, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury.
TRICIA LEVENSELLER AND ALEXANDRA CHRISTO: "Warrior of the Wild" and "To Kill a Kingdom." 6:30 p.m. Wed. Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Av., St. Paul.
DORIS RUBENSTEIN: "The Journey of a Dollar." 6 p.m. Thu. Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.
WRITERS FESTIVAL AND BOOK FAIR: David Housewright: "First, Kill the Lawyers." Dinner and talk; preregistration required at rosemountwritersfestival.com. 6 p.m. Fri. $15-$40. Author fair: Author signing and workshops. 9 a.m. Sat. $15 per workshop. Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.
ED HART: "The Neighborhood by the Falls." 2 p.m. next Sun. East Lake Library, 2727 E. Lake St., Mpls.
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